Given name & surname · also Irish
Mckinney
“the son of Kenna; to ascend”
In English use, Mckinney has a related form in McKenna. One interpretation is “the son of Kenna; to ascend.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Mckinney has a related form in McKenna. One interpretation is “the son of Kenna; to ascend.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
McKinney comes from Irish, and ultimately from Pictish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mckinney through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 73
- 35 boys · 38 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 2005. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 235 as a first name in 2020; 80,343 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mckinney’s family of names
In English usage, Mckinney has a related form in McKenna. In English usage, Mckinney as a surname has a related form in MCKENNEY. In English usage, Mckinney as a surname has a related form in MCKINNIE.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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